Register now: Texas Children’s to host two family fun run events

It’s time to lace up your sneakers and hit the pavement! Texas Children’s and the Houston Marathon Foundation Family Fun Run are hosting not one but two family fun run events this year. Registration is open for both runs and spots are filling up fast. So, sign up today to guarantee a spot for you and your family.

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus

West Campus will host the fifth annual West Campus Family Fun Run at its campus on Saturday, April 8 with a 9 a.m. start time. The event will include both a 1K and 3K course. Following the run, families can enjoy various activities until noon at the Family Fun Zone.

Registration for the West Campus Family Fun Run will close at 5 p.m. Monday, March 27. Click here to register.

Click on the play button below to watch a video promo for the run at West Campus.

Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands

Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands will host its inaugural Family Fun Run event on Saturday, April 29. The event will offer a 1-mile course and will be in celebration of the April 11 grand opening of the new hospital. Post-race activities will follow until 11 a.m.

Registration for The Woodlands Family Fun Run will close at 5 p.m. Monday, April 17 or whenever we reach our maximum event capacity of 1,500 runners. Click here to register.

Click on the play button below to watch a video promo for the run at The Woodlands campus.

Participants – including those who need walkers and wheelchairs – are welcome. There will not be prizes given to top finishers as all participants will receive an award for taking part in an event designed to educate and encourage Houston-area families to adopt active, healthy lifestyles.

Additional information, including training guides and a video from last year’s event at West Campus can be found here.